Kernel

LinuxPPS new functionalities
This patchset adds several PPS functionalities. All patches have a specific comment but I prefer say something more: * Patches 01-02 are just documentation about PPS support. * Patch 03 adds PPS client support skeleton. * Patches 04-06 add generic PPS serial support (with specific modifications requested... 17 Feb 2010 00:16

[PATCH] tmio_mmc: keep card-detect interrupts enabled
On SuperH platforms the SDHI controller does not produce any command IRQs after a completed IO. This leads to card-detect interrupts staying disabled. Do not disable card-detect interrupts on DATA IRQs. Signed-off-by: Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski(a)gmx.de> --- On Thu, 17 Dec 2009, Andrew Morton wrote: ... 17 Feb 2010 00:15

Export unusable free space index via /proc/pagetypeinfo
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 04:03:29PM +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote: Unusuable free space index is a measure of external fragmentation that takes the allocation size into account. For the most part, the huge page size will be the size of interest but not necessarily so it is exported on a per-... 19 Feb 2010 17:44

Export fragmentation index via /proc/pagetypeinfo
> > Dumb question. I haven't understand why this calculation represent fragmentation index. Do this have theorical background? if yes, can you please tell me the pointer? Yes, there is a theoritical background. It's mostly described in http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1375634.1375641 ... 19 Feb 2010 19:59

Delay on vt6420 when starting ATAPI DMA write
On 02/14/2010 09:04 PM, Bart Hartgers wrote: When writing a disc on certain lite-on dvd-writers (also rebadged as optiarc/LG/...) connected to a vt6420, the ATAPI CDB ends up in the datastream and on the disc, causing silent corruption. Delaying between sending the CDB and starting DMA seems to preven... 17 Feb 2010 00:15

[tip:x86/mtrr] x86, mtrr: Kill over the top warn
Commit-ID: 942fa3b63eb525aa0512ba28c42e656d8efc6787 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/942fa3b63eb525aa0512ba28c42e656d8efc6787 Author: Alan Cox <alan(a)linux.intel.com> AuthorDate: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:03:17 +0000 Committer: H. Peter Anvin <hpa(a)zytor.com> CommitDate: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:38:52 -0800 x86, m... 17 Feb 2010 00:15

[PATCH, mmotm] compat_binfmt_elf.c: Use 32-bit section header, not 64-bit one
Hi Andrew. From: akpm(a)linux-foundation.org Subject: + elf-coredump-replace-elf_core_extra_-macros-by-functions-fix.patch added to -mm tree Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:04:59 -0800 The patch titled elf-coredump-replace-elf_core_extra_-macros-by-functions-fix has been added to the -mm tree. Its fil... 17 Feb 2010 00:15

oom: filter tasks not sharing the same cpuset
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 02:20:01PM -0800, David Rientjes wrote: Tasks that do not share the same set of allowed nodes with the task that triggered the oom should not be considered as candidates for oom kill. Tasks in other cpusets with a disjoint set of mems would be unfairly penalized otherwise because... 17 Feb 2010 00:15

cxgb3: fix link flap
From: Divy Le Ray <divy(a)chelsio.com> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:44:35 -0800 From: Divy Le Ray <divy(a)chelsio.com> The driver is expected to report that the link is up when the phy Rx signal is established and the mac has not detected a link fault. The code is however broken, the driver does not chec... 17 Feb 2010 00:15

cxgb3: FIx VLAN over Jumbo frames
From: Divy Le Ray <divy(a)chelsio.com> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:44:30 -0800 From: Divy Le Ray <divy(a)chelsio.com> The mac is expected to auto-inflate the Maximum Frame size for VLAN tagged frames. It however does not work with jumbo frames. Work around the bug adding 4 to the Maximum Frame for MTUs ... 17 Feb 2010 00:14